Articles: Tag: Grants and Gifts

10th Annual Gator Give Day Breaks Records, Brings Campus Together and Unites Alumni Far and Wide

by Allegheny College April 19th 2024

The Tenth Annual Gator Give Day brought the Allegheny community together both near and far, online, in person, and with much joy. And it was record-breaking, with funds raised surpassing any previous year.  On April 18, more than 2,890 alumni, parents, employees, students, and friends from around the world made gifts to Allegheny, totaling over

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Allegheny College Community Sets Record on Ninth Gator Give Day

by Katheryn Frazier April 25th 2023

On this year’s Gator Give Day, the Allegheny community was charged with helping the College reach new heights, and it met the challenge on the annual day of giving by breaking records. On April 20, more than 3,100 alumni, parents, employees, students, and friends from around the world made gifts to Allegheny, totaling over $2.39

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Allegheny College Awarded $529,500 Grant by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute To Increase Inclusivity, Address Opportunity Gaps in STEM Fields

by December 5th 2022

Allegheny College has received a grant of $529,500 from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) through the Science Education Program’s Inclusive Excellence Initiative. The grant will support the development of a more inclusive STEM curriculum, with the goal of ensuring that all students feel they belong and can be successful in STEM fields. “This generous

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Sen. Michele Brooks Announces Grants to Support Job Creation, Local Economy

by October 26th 2022

Sen. Michele Brooks (R-50) announced that two Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants totaling $2.5 million were awarded to Crawford County. The grants will benefit the community by supporting job creation and improving the local economy. A grant in the amount of $2 million will be used for the renovation of Allegheny College’s Reis Hall

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Allegheny College Receives Grant to Support Creek Connections Program’s Water Quality Monitoring

by August 31st 2022

Allegheny College has received a $1,695 grant from BHE GT&S and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s 2022 Watershed Mini Grant Program in support of Creek Connections, an environmental outreach program that brings hands-on environmental education to K-12 schools throughout western Pennsylvania. The grant will be used to fund the purchase of a flow meter, an important

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“Power Up” Fundraising Campaign Supports Computer Science Opportunities for Allegheny College Students

by April 12th 2022

Founded in 1979, the Department of Computer Science at Allegheny College has been around for more than four decades and is still looking for ways to innovate. Thanks to the success of their inaugural fundraising campaign and the alumni who supported it, the department will be able to strengthen opportunities for current and incoming students

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Allegheny College Awarded $155,000 Grant from Richard King Mellon Foundation To Support Community Planning and Capacity-building Effort

by March 25th 2022

Allegheny College, in collaboration with the City of Meadville, has received a $155,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation’s Economic Development Program. The grant will support planning and capacity-building efforts to bolster downtown revitalization and development. The grant funds will be used to hire a consulting firm to lead community stakeholders in a planning

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Donor-funded Grand Pianos Enhance Experience for Allegheny Music Students, Faculty, and Audiences

by Jane Ellen Nickell January 17th 2022

Fittingly, the first person to play a new Kawai GX-2 grand piano when it arrived on the Allegheny College campus last summer was a student. Simone Robinson-Stevens ’24 was on campus for summer research with piano professor Douglas Jurs when the new instrument was delivered to the choir room. Professor James Niblock asked if she

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Allegheny College Celebrates the Rededication of Restored Bentley Hall

by October 17th 2021

Allegheny College celebrated the rededication of the restored Bentley Hall, the college’s oldest building and the site of its first formal classes, at a ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 16. Constructed in the 1820s, Bentley Hall underwent an extensive interior and exterior renovation that was formally launched in October 2018. The renovation was designed to preserve

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Allegheny College Awarded $1.25 Million Grant From Richard King Mellon Foundation To Establish Watershed Conservation Research Center

by October 6th 2021

Allegheny College has received a $1.25 million grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to establish a Watershed Conservation Research Center (WCRC). Through this new interdisciplinary center, Allegheny College faculty and students will collaborate with community partners to engage in conservation-based research and educational outreach in the upper Allegheny River basin, focusing on the French

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